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The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

Original title: La balada del Oppenheimer Park
Year: 2016
Running time: 71 min.
Country: Mexico
Director: Juan Manuel Sepulveda
Screenwriter: Juan Manuel Sepulveda, David Cunningham
Cast: Documentary, Self: Rosa Matilpi, Joe Chastis, Marcus Raweater, Harley Prosper, Janet Brown, Dave Young
Cinematography: Juan Manuel Sepulveda
Producer: Co-production Mexico-Canada;
Fragua Cinematografía, IMCINE, FOPROCINE, Zensky Cine
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park is a film that celebrates the everyday life of a group of Indigenous people, exiles from Canadian reserves, who, over a fleeting summer, hang out in a contested park in Vancouver. Through direct participation in the filmmaking process, the day to day becomes a ceremonial space in the ongoing confrontation against law and order.

Awards: 2017: Malaga Film Festival: Best Documentary

2016: Ariel Awards: Nominated for Best Feature Documentary

2017: Malaga Film Festival: Best Documentary.

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The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

2016

Juan Manuel Sepulveda